Kalpakashaya, Kalpakaṣāya, Kalpa-kashaya: 2 definitions
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Kalpakashaya means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Kalpakaṣāya can be transliterated into English as Kalpakasaya or Kalpakashaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgrahaKalpakaṣāya (कल्पकषाय) refers to the “stain of practice” and represents one of the “five stains” (kaṣāya) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 91). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., kalpa-kaṣāya). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D. It can also be spelled as Āyuṣkaṣāya.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryKalpakaṣāya (कल्पकषाय).—m. (see also s.v. kaṣāya), degrada- tion (degraded state) of a world-age: Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 65.13 sa tathāgato (Padmaprabha) na kalpakaṣāya utpatsyate, api tu praṇi- dhānavaśena dharmaṃ deśayiṣyati (but see s.v. kaṣāya, especially (Ārya-)Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa 5.23; Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 56.8); Gaṇḍavyūha 307.19—20 anantara-kalpa- kaṣāye pratyupasthite (after disappearance of a Buddha's teaching).
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kashaya, Kalpa.
Full-text: Kashaya, Five Stains, Kalpa.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
I. Becoming buddha and preaching the dharma the same day < [Part 13 - Carrying out abhisaṃbodhi, preaching and conversions all in the same day]
II. Real longevity of the buddhas < [Part 16 - Obtaining the immense longevity and immense radiance of the Buddhas]
Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
4b. Tantra-texts of the Māyājāla cycle < [Introduction]